Steve Jurvetson Concepts

Space 2.0

by Rod Pyle · 2 Jan 2019 · 352pp · 87,930 words

initial funds he had allocated to the company. SpaceX was in dire straits. Musk reached out to an early investor in his Tesla automotive company, Steve Jurvetson, who put together an infusion of cash for SpaceX following an earlier investment of $20 million from a group called Founders Fund. Continuing to follow

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ground stations to less affluent populations will be a challenge, for example, along with more access to electrical power. But it’s a grand vision. Steve Jurvetson, the investor who stepped up to assist SpaceX in its darkest hours in 2008, concurs. The satellite initiative will eventually “bring four billion people online

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space-related investments in both established aerospace companies and newer companies—including promising start-ups. Among the large investors you’ll find people such as Steve Jurvetson, a former partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson Venture Capital (DFJ), who has been responsible for billions in high-tech placements, much of this in space

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business plan for achieving it. Planetary Resources was an early leader in the field and has received funding from both Anderson and big-money investor Steve Jurvetson, when he was at DFJ. Space Angels represents early money for a number of Space 2.0 companies. But for more mature companies, such as

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all the difference, and the results for SpaceX have been dramatic, with the company now responsible for over half the launches in the US.85 Steve Jurvetson in one of his favorite places—the interior of a SpaceX Dragon 2 capsule. Image credit: Photo by Jurvetson on flickr Jurvetson was born in

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cyclers like the ones Aldrin envisions are implemented, more basic orbital systems will likely precede them. In October 2016, a working group met at investor Steve Jurvetson’s offices in Mountain View, California, to discuss the creation of that sort of infrastructure. In attendance were aerospace engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and space advocacy

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Tory Bruno Franklin Chang-Díaz Tim Cichan Leonard David Jason Dunn Pascale Ehrenfreund Charles Elachi Bill Gerstenmaier Jeff Greason Lori Garver Mark Hopkins Hiro Iwamoto Steve Jurvetson Jim Keravala Pascal Lee David Livingston Robert Meyerson Scott Pace Bruce Pittman Stan Rosen Gwynne Shotwell Dale Skran Bill Tarver Rick Tumlinson Jakob van Zyl

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and creation of SpaceX, 115–119 on doing something that is important, 1 Falcon rockets and, 255–257, 259–261 and international space agencies, 181 Steve Jurvetson and, 158, 159 lunar base supported by, 244 on moving humans to space, 236 prediction of launch prices by, 148 and reusability, 39 and SpaceX

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–217 National Space Council, 213, 214 space investors, 151–161. See also space entrepreneurs Chad Anderson, 155–158 ATK, 152–153 Jeff Bezos, 151, 154 Steve Jurvetson, 155, 158–160, 159 Elon Musk, 154, 158, 159 mutual funds for, 154 NanoRacks, 154, 157 NewSpace, 152 Orbital Sciences, 152, 158 Planetary Resources, 158

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

by Ashlee Vance · 18 May 2015 · 370pp · 129,096 words

to design the Tesla Model S. The two men speak almost every day, as can be seen in this meeting in Musk’s SpaceX cubicle. ©Steve Jurvetson SpaceX’s ambitions grew over the years to include the construction of the Dragon capsule, which could take people to the International Space Station and

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has long had a thing for robots and is always evaluating new machines for both the SpaceX and Tesla factories. ©Steve Jurvetson When SpaceX moved to a new factory in Hawthorne, California, it was able to scale out its assembly line and work on multiple rockets and

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capsules at the same time. ©Steve Jurvetson SpaceX tests new engines and crafts at a site in McGregor, Texas. Here the company is testing a reusable rocket, code-named “Grasshopper,” that can

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has a tradition of visiting Dairy Queen ahead of test flights in Texas, in this case with SpaceX investor and board member Steve Jurvetson (left) and fellow investor Randy Glein (right). ©Steve Jurvetson With a Dragon capsule hanging overhead, SpaceX employees peer into the company’s mission control center at the Hawthorne factory. Photograph

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Musk’s goals for Tesla. “VantagePoint was forcing that wisdom down the throat of an entrepreneur who wanted to do something bigger and bolder,” said Steve Jurvetson, a partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Tesla investor. “Maybe they’re used to a CEO buckling, but Elon doesn’t do that.” Instead, Musk

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the line, Musk went to this bamboo stage to inspect every vehicle. “He was down on all fours looking up under the wheel well,” said Steve Jurvetson, the investor and Tesla board member. Hundreds of people had gathered around this stage to watch as the first dozen or so cars were presented

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that Bill and Steve had a genetically engineered love child and, who knows, maybe we should genotype Elon to see if that’s what happened.” Steve Jurvetson, the venture capitalist who has invested in SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, worked for Jobs, and knows Gates well, also described Musk as an upgraded mix

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with their time and intellect. That’s a special thanks then to George Zachary and Shervin Pishevar, and especially to Bill Lee, Antonio Gracias, and Steve Jurvetson, who really went out of their way for Musk and for me. And I obviously owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Justine Musk, Maye

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its price is set, a race begins in which the first person to hand Musk a check gets the first car. With the Model S, Steve Jurvetson, a Tesla board member, had a check at the ready in his wallet and slid it across the table to Musk after spying details on

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. “I remember from their business plan that they were originally asking for a ten-thousand-dollar investment for twenty-five percent of their company,” said Steve Jurvetson, the venture capitalist. “That is a cheap deal! When I heard about the three-million-dollar investment, I wondered if Mohr Davidow had actually read

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and painted them in what became the Tesla design studio. *“He picks the most visible place on purpose,” said the investor and Tesla board member Steve Jurvetson. “He’s at Tesla just about every Saturday and Sunday and wants people to see him and know they can find him. Then, he can

How to Be the Startup Hero: A Guide and Textbook for Entrepreneurs and Aspiring Entrepreneurs

by Tim Draper · 18 Dec 2017 · 302pp · 95,965 words

figure out how best to make decisions when we disagreed. Our dilemma was solved when we met Steve Jurvetson. I got an unsolicited resume in the mail that looked almost too good to be true. Steve Jurvetson had graduated in two and half years and was number one in his class in electrical engineering

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and WebMD. Later they were joined by a former venture capitalist from the Tribune Group, Randy Glein, who became a major workhorse for the fund. Steve Jurvetson, Andreas Stavropoulos and our new star partner, Josh Stein, stayed the course and drove DFJ Venture. I raised a new early-stage fund with my

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compete with the oligopolistic Big Three, but all of them had failed for lack of capital. I did have some strong support though. My partner, Steve Jurvetson, was also particularly excited about investing in Tesla, since he too got a test drive from Ian Wright that first day, but the rest of

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. He offered to save the company with a $10 million investment as long as he would run it from here on out. The board, which Steve Jurvetson would eventually join, supported the idea, and the rest is history. Elon got people to pay for their cars in advance, engineered a clean technology

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young guys, but their company was too young for Idanta to fund. Jack and Sabeer’s original plan was not particularly exciting to us, but Steve Jurvetson, seeing a couple of strong co-founders, asked if they had another idea. They came forth with an unusual idea to give people web-based

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everything!” In addition to providing free email, their offices were on Freedom Blvd. in Fremont, California. And they launched their product, Hotmail, on Independence Day. Steve Jurvetson and I were sitting in the first Hotmail board meeting, when Jack said, “It is up.” He meant that they had just launched free web

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at the other end flanked by his extensive entourage. Jack Smith and his father Rex sat next to Sabeer and my partners, John Fisher and Steve Jurvetson, sat next to me. Greg spoke first, saying, “We like your company and we will pay you $350 million cash for it. That is our

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pitching a lookup table for people’s personal and contact information on the Internet. It was only when they were walking out the door that Steve Jurvetson asked if they had any other ideas. It turned out that their riskier, less safe idea was free, web-based email. The Skype founders initially

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co-workers. For birthdays and the holidays, I gave each of them individual gifts that were particular to them, generally with a story behind them. Steve Jurvetson loved his various curiosities and toys, so I got him a giant toy box that I labelled Steve’s Toys. I gave Jennifer Fonstad a

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice From the Best in the World

by Timothy Ferriss · 14 Jun 2017 · 579pp · 183,063 words

22–Aug. 12, 2016) Franklin Leonard Peter Guber Greg Norman Daniel Ek Strauss Zelnick Quotes I’m Pondering (Tim Ferriss: Aug. 12–Sept. 9, 2016) Steve Jurvetson Tony Hawk Liv Boeree Anníe Mist þórisdóttir Quotes I’m Pondering (Tim Ferriss: Sept. 16–Oct. 14, 2016) Mark Bell Ed Coan Ray Dalio Jacqueline

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. Copyright © 1993 by Portia Nelson. Reprinted with the permission of Beyond Words / Atria, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. Chart courtesy of Steve Jurvetson / Draper Fisher Jurvetson. v1.1017 Publisher’s Legal Disclaimer This book presents a wide range of opinions about a variety of topics related to health

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didn’t plan your mission properly.” –Colonel David Hackworth Former United States Army colonel and prominent military journalist “Celebrate the childlike mind.” Steve Jurvetson TW: @DFJsteve FB: /jurvetson dfj.com STEVE JURVETSON is a partner at DFJ (Draper Fisher Jurvetson), one of the top venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. Steve has been honored

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, 247; Ashton Kutcher, 251; Jérôme Jarre, 257; Fedor Holz, 265; Eric Ripert, 269; Sharon Salzberg, 273; Greg Norman, 284; Daniel Ek, 287; Strauss Zelnick, 289; Steve Jurvetson, 293; Liv Boeree, 301; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 306; Mark Bell, 310; Ray Dalio, 322; Jacqueline Novogratz, 325; Brian Koppelman, 329; Stewart Brand, 333; Sarah Elizabeth

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, 244; Ashton Kutcher, 251; Jérôme Jarre, 258; Fedor Holz, 266; Eric Ripert, 270; Sharon Salzberg, 273; Peter Guber, 281; Greg Norman, 284; Strauss Zelnick, 289; Steve Jurvetson, 296; Tony Hawk, 299; Liv Boeree, 302; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir;, 306; Mark Bell, 310; Ed Coan, 318; Ray Dalio, 322; Jacqueline Novogratz, 326; Sarah Elizabeth

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, 222; Tom Peters, 227; Leo Babauta, 237; Esther Dyson, 244; Jérôme Jarre, 260; Fedor Holz, 267; Eric Ripert, 270; Franklin Leonard, 277; Greg Norman, 284; Steve Jurvetson, 296; Tony Hawk, 299; Liv Boeree, 302; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 307; Mark Bell, 311; Ed Coan, 319; Ray Dalio, 322; Brian Koppelman, 330; Sarah Elizabeth

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, 252; Brandon Stanton, 255; Jérôme Jarre, 261; Fedor Holz, 267; Eric Ripert, 270; Franklin Leonard, 278; Greg Norman, 285; Daniel Ek, 287; Strauss Zelnick, 290; Steve Jurvetson, 295; Tony Hawk, 299; Liv Boeree, 303; Anníe Mist Þórisdóttir, 307; Ed Coan, 319; Ray Dalio, 322; Stewart Brand, 333; Gabor Maté, 343; Sam Harris

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley

by Emily Chang · 6 Feb 2018 · 334pp · 104,382 words

unwanted advances by high-profile men in technology, who finally had to face the consequences of their actions. Venture capitalists Justin Caldbeck, Dave McClure, and Steve Jurvetson all exited their own funds amid allegations of sexual assault, harassment, or misconduct. Many of their accusers—and victims—were female entrepreneurs. I reported the

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of 2017, the venture capital firm DFJ (originally named Draper Fisher Jurvetson) launched an independent investigation into alleged misconduct by one of its co-founders, Steve Jurvetson, a longtime friend of Elon Musk, and a Tesla and SpaceX investor. Then, in October, female entrepreneur Keri Krukal publicly posted on Facebook: “Women approached

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“glamazon adventurer, safari chic and jungle tribal attire” for the party, to be hosted at “Casa Jurvey by the Sea”—the home of venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson in the resort beach town of Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco. It turned out that this was the afterparty for his venture capital

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mea culpas. Several powerful men in Silicon Valley, including the once-untouchable Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and the investors Justin Caldbeck, Dave McClure, Chris Sacca, Steve Jurvetson, and Shervin Pishevar subsequently resigned, were fired, or were publicly disgraced. There were moments when it seemed we had reached a turning point in how

When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach

by Ashlee Vance · 8 May 2023 · 558pp · 175,965 words

Marshall unreality field also activated during that trip to the desert. One of Silicon Valley’s best-known amateur rocket enthusiasts is the venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson. A longtime friend of Atchison, Jurvetson had been testing his own rockets when he caught wind of what the NASA Ames engineers were up to

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needed to raise money as their expenses mounted. Remembering their time in the Black Rock Desert, Marshall and Boshuizen decided to call the venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson. To their great surprise and joy, he agreed to cut Planet its first check. “We raised three million dollars at the start, and Steve put

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were in space. The first couple of launches boosted investors’ confidence in the young company. In mid-2013, Planet raised $13 million more in funding. Steve Jurvetson once again led the investment round, which was joined by the venture capitalist Peter Thiel, Eric Schmidt, and others. Planet used the money to build

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Foundation that sought to build the first privately funded lunar settlement. The group, which also included Chris Kemp, Pete Worden, Creon Levit, Ben Howard, and Steve Jurvetson, thought that rockets had come down in price far enough that individuals, rather than nations, could consider conducting their own lunar missions. They hoped to

eBoys

by Randall E. Stross · 30 Oct 2008 · 381pp · 112,674 words

drew the eye. All but invisible were those who tried and failed, some of whom rebounded emotionally and professionally, and some of whom did not. Steve Jurvetson, a young venture capitalist with Draper Fisher Jurvetson in Redwood City, was more aware than most venture guys of the existence of those who did

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Tocqueville, Democracy in America, J. P. Mayer, ed. (Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books, 1969), p. 622. more aware than most: For a profile of Steve Jurvetson, see Po Bronson, “Surfing on the Slippery Skin of a Bubble,” New York Times Magazine, 20 June 1999. Jurvetson also makes an appearance in Bronson

Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took on Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime

by Julian Guthrie · 15 Nov 2019

by the honor system. Klein, who didn’t have faith in the honor system, had landed $1 million in funding for Release from venture capitalists Steve Jurvetson and Tim Draper. Klein found Theresia through another Stanford business school classmate and Release employee, Mark Benning, a former star hockey player at Harvard. The

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Fonstad, who had been a year ahead of Theresia at Bain in Boston, had become a partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson a year after joining. (Steve Jurvetson and Tim Draper had backed Release.) Fonstad had told Theresia stories of working on Mitt Romney’s 1994 Senate campaign against incumbent Ted Kennedy. Fonstad

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had moved into Sonja’s old office, was being accused of sexual harassment and assault by a handful of women. He has denied the allegations. Steve Jurvetson, a wunderkind venture investor who had funded Theresia’s start-up, Release Software—and was a friend—had left his firm DFJ (where Jennifer Fonstad

Elon Musk

by Walter Isaacson · 11 Sep 2023 · 562pp · 201,502 words

become one of its stars. He enlisted some of his friends to invest, including Antonio Gracias, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Jeff Skoll, Nick Pritzker, and Steve Jurvetson. But board members encouraged him to broaden the network and seek financing from one of the major venture capital firms, such as those that gilded

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. It was like a set from a Ridley Scott movie, with craters in the ground, the scrub grass on fire, and charred pieces of metal. Steve Jurvetson asked Musk if they could grab some pieces as souvenirs. “Sure,” he said, collecting some himself. Antonio Gracias tried to cheer everyone up by saying

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Hughes. Former finance director, SpaceX. Jared Isaacman. Entrepreneur and Inspiration4 commander. RJ Johnson. Former head of Tesla Energy. Mark Juncosa. Musk top deputy at SpaceX. Steve Jurvetson. Venture capitalist and Musk friend. Nick Kalayjian. Former VP of engineering, Tesla. Ro Khanna. California Democratic congressman. Hans Koenigsmann. Longtime engineer, SpaceX. Milan Kovac. Director

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, July 17, 2021; Davenport, Space Barons; Berger, Liftoff; Fernholz, Rocket Billionaires. 38. The Falcon Hears the Falconer: Author’s interviews with Elon Musk, Sam Teller, Steve Jurvetson, Antonio Gracias, Mark Juncosa, Jeff Bezos, Kiko Dontchev. Calia Cofield, “Blue Origin Makes Historic Reusable Rocket Landing in Epic Test Flight,” Space.com, Nov. 24

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Ressi Page 102 Courtesy of Kimbal Musk Page 106 Gregg Segal Page 111 Courtesy of SpaceX Page 118 Courtesy of Gwynne Shotwell Page 124 Top: Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons Bottom: Erin Lubin Page 131 Courtesy of Tesla Page 144 Photos courtesy of Hans Koenigsmann Page 149 Photos courtesy of Hans Koenigsmann Page

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Koenigsmann Page 178 Courtesy of Hans Koenigsmann Page 182 Photos courtesy of Hans Koenigsmann Page 190 Courtesy of Navaid Farooq Page 195 Left and right: Steve Jurvetson/Wikipedia Commons Page 203 Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy Page 209 Courtesy of Christopher Stanley Page 213 Courtesy of Talulah Riley Page 217

The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

by Jimmy Soni · 22 Feb 2022 · 505pp · 161,581 words

. In fundraising, yet again, the brothers’ greenness showed. “They were originally asking for a ten-thousand-dollar investment for 25 percent of their company,” investor Steve Jurvetson later shared with author Ashlee Vance for his biography of Musk. “That is a cheap deal! When I heard about the three-million-dollar investment

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the signature line of every email. That link pulled in hundreds of thousands of new users in record time. Two Hotmail investors, Tim Draper and Steve Jurvetson, wrote about the idea in a piece published on January 1, 1997, for a newsletter popular among early technology enthusiasts—including then-undergraduate Nosek. “Attention

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?doi=10.1.1.40.770. “I don’t know”: Author interview with Max Levchin, June 29, 2018. But despite the temptation: Author interviews with Steve Jurvetson (April 8, 2019) and Luke Nosek (October 28, 2018). “John was a”: Author interview with Scott Banister, July 25, 2018. “the unsung”: Author interview with

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, https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB981489281131292770. “When we were first told”: Author interview with David Wallace, December 5, 2020. “Attention is finite”: Tim Draper and Steve Jurvetson, “Viral Marketing,” Netscape M-Files, May 1, 1997. “You’ve got to be”… “This is beautiful!”: Author interview with David Jaques, August 12, 2021. “So